Labour peer dies after mobility scooter crash outside Parliament

Lord Taylor of Blackburn was suspended from the House of Lords in 2009 following a newspaper sting (Picture: PA)

Labour peer Lord Taylor of Blackburn has died after being knocked off his mobility scooter outside Parliament last week.

The 87-year-old was seriously injured in the collision with a van as he tried to cross the road during rush hour.

Police say the driver stopped at the scene of the accident but was not arrested.

The Labour leader in the Lords, Baroness Smith of Basildon, said: ‘Tom Taylor had a life-long commitment to the Labour Party, through both local government and Parliament, and was held in high regard and with great affection by his party colleagues.

‘Tom was a committed member of the House of Lords right through to the tragic circumstances which led to his death. We in the Labour peers group are very sad and will miss him dearly.’